Aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in breakfast cereals from athens market: Occurrence and risk assessment

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-461

  Villa, Polixeni ^a   Markaki, Panagiota ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; breakfast cereals; HPLC; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549104710     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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